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The Golf Pilgrim Top 100

The Golf Pilgrim Top 100

By: Neil White and Ian Woods
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The essential guide to the world's top golf courses. Neil White and Ian Woods review the Top 100 courses in the UK and Ireland, continental Europe and the World!


In 2020 Neil began a challenge to play all of the world's top courses. You can read his reviews at www.thegolfpilgrim.com. Now you can listen to his reviews, as he gives an honest account of the courses, the practice facilities, and the food available. Is it value for money? Will you be made to feel welcome as a visitor?


There are champagne and comedy moments to discuss, in the company of his fellow journalist and pal Ian Woods. Ian's a former Sky News and BBC Correspondent, who's now working for ITV. He's played a lot of great courses too, and is a former Captain of the Press Golfing Society.


In the coming months we will add to the reviews, assembling a go-to site to help you choose your next golf destination. All the episodes are stand alone - you don't have to listen to them in any particular order, but find out more about your hosts in the Who? What? Why trailer episode.







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  • Royal Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Royal Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    May 13 2025

    Royal Aberdeen Golf Club traces its roots back to 1780, though the club moved to its present course at Balgownie a century after that.

    It's staged the Walker Cup and the Scottish Open and is ranked 63rd in Top 100 Golf Courses World List, while National Club Golfer rate it the 38th best course in Great Britain and Ireland.

    https://www.thegolfpilgrim.com/post/royal-aberdeen

    https://www.royalaberdeengolf.com/



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    36 mins
  • Cruden Bay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Cruden Bay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    May 7 2025

    Cruden Bay styles itself as "unique and unforgettable", and both those qualities put it firmly in the World's Top 100 courses.

    An extraordinary layout with imaginitive use of the natural contours, and stunning views, mean lots of people love it. But the quirkiness and and frequent blind shots isn't to everyone's taste.

    Ian and Neil regretted not using a caddy for their first visit, but still managed to plot their way around - and voted it one of their all time favoutites!

    www.thegolfpilgrim.com/post/cruden-bay

    www.crudenbaygolfclub.co.uk/



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    43 mins
  • Nairn, Highlands, Scotland

    Nairn, Highlands, Scotland
    May 3 2025

    Having hosted the Walker Cup, the Curtis Cup and the R&A's Amateur Championship, Nairn Golf Club is used to hosting top amateur golfers from around the world.

    So how would Neil and Ian, often described by playing partners as a couple of complete amatuers, cope with the challenge?

    On a beautiful day, and with the first seven holes running alongside the beach and the Moray Firth, there was ample opportunity for sun, sea, sand and sixes. And sevens…

    https://www.thegolfpilgrim.com/post/nairn-reprised

    https://nairngolfclub.co.uk/



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    35 mins
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